*If you wish the VoIP caller/audience to hear audio from any other applications on your computer, you can keep Software Playback 1-2 unmuted in the Custom Mix and instead select a different pair of outputs (say, Line Outputs 3-4) in the VoIP application's audio settings. With Loopback 1-2 selected, Mute Software Playback 1-2* in this Custom Mix so the VoIP caller(s)/audience cannot hear themselves. In the grey box for Loopback 1-2 select Custom Mix in order to choose which audio you wish to send to this output (Note: Custom Mixes are disabled at 176.4 & 192kHz)Ĥ. Under the Output Routing section, select Loopback 1-2.ģ.

Your screen should look like the screenshot below.Ģ. To start, open Focusrite Control and then go to File > Restore Factory Defaults. Important: Before going through the method below, follow the steps in this article to enable access to different pairs of inputs in non-ASIO apps Method:ġ.

Install the latest version of Focusrite Control from here.

The steps below will work for most non-ASIO compatible VoIP applications that only accept audio from two inputs of external audio interfaces, such as Zoom, Skype, Teams, Discord and Teamspeak.

Another advantage of using the steps in this article to set up your audio interface is that you can have a separate mix of audio for what your VoIP audience hears, compared to what you hear in your headphones/speakers which is commonly referred to as a “Mix-minus”. This can be useful for several practices such as video lessons, conference calls, podcasting and even live-streaming, where you are using more than two inputs. For more information about Loopback, see this article. This article will explain how to use multiple inputs on your interface in Voice over IP (VoIP) applications that will only accept incoming audio in stereo (two-channel), by utilising the Loopback feature.

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